Ensuring success for all children whatever their background

We are completely committed to improving the quality of children’s learning in geographical areas of social deprivation, where for whatever reasons, traditional methods of teaching and learning have failed to raise children’s levels of achievement. We believe that by relentlessly pursuing excellence for every child, and implementing radical new strategies, we can make a difference to this.

The “Fade or flourish: how primary schools can build on children’s early progress”, report by the Social Market Foundation (July 2006), concluded that Success for All met all the criteria necessary in successful teaching approaches to literacy.

In their summary of proposals they stated that:
“more emphasis on speaking and listening skills to complement reading and writing should be developed. This is because a focus on speaking and listening is a component of the successful SFA programme; it has been recommended by the Rose Review; and it must also be delivered via small group and co-operative learning which have the additional benefits of improving a child’s social and interpersonal skills.”

Success for All has a proven record of preventing literacy failure

Success for All has a proven record of preventing literacy failure in schools facing challenging circumstances. Currently, we are working with approximately 110 different schools across the UK, in collaboration with twelve EAZs/LEAs, from Scotland, Manchester, Leeds and Hull in the North of England to London and Somerset in the South. All of our schools are in areas of high social deprivation and face all of the challenges and limitations of aspiration and achievement associated with this. In all schools, the programme has made an impact on the percentage of children achieving age-appropriate National Curriculum levels.